I just got off the ship six hours ago after a 7 day western Caribe cruise, and wasn't pleased.

While I have several issues, my single biggest is the fact that they are constantly selling to you. There is hardly a moment that you are not being subjected to some form of 'extra' sales. The biggest and most obvious is the photographers. They are everywhere you go. Take a still on the promenade in the evening, and you literally have to climb over the row of people with backdrops offering to take your picture. They were relentless, and they crowded the walking area, having pushed back sofas and chairs to make room. Every night at dinner, there they were... "Would you like a photo"? When we got off the ship at ports, at one time I counted 5 different photographers as we exited the ship... literally asking us to have or pictures taken with a steel fence as a background. One said "see you at the beach". It was non-stop.

As you walk through the promenade, when you are not being offered a photo shoot, you are looking at stands trying o sell you things. "Special Sale on Alcohol"... Book your next cruise"... etc. When none of those, you are sure to had a monitor trying to sell you something. Read more